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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oras
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *ora + *-s.
Noun
*oras
- shoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay
Inflection
Estonian, Livonian, Võro, Votic:
Inflection of *oras
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *oras | *orakset | |
| accusative | *oraksen | *orakset | |
| genitive | *oraksen | *orasten *oraksiden | |
| partitive | *orasta | *oraksita | |
| inessive | *oraksessa | *oraksissa | |
| elative | *oraksesta | *oraksista | |
| illative | *oraksesen | *oraksisen | |
| adessive | *oraksella | *oraksilla | |
| ablative | *orakselta | *oraksilta | |
| allative | *orakselen | *oraksilen | |
| essive | *orassa | *oraksina | |
| translative | *orakseksi | *oraksiksi | |
| instructive | *oraksen | *oraksin | |
| comitative | *orassek | *oraksinek | |
| abessive | *oraksekta | *oraksikta | |
Finnish, Karelian, Ludian, Veps, Votic:
Inflection of *oras
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *oras | *orahet | |
| accusative | *orahen | *orahet | |
| genitive | *orahen | *orasten *orahiden | |
| partitive | *orasta | *orahita | |
| inessive | *orahessa | *orahissa | |
| elative | *orahesta | *orahista | |
| illative | *orahesen | *orahisen | |
| adessive | *orahella | *orahilla | |
| ablative | *orahelta | *orahilta | |
| allative | *orahelen | *orahilen | |
| essive | *orassa | *orahina | |
| translative | *oraheksi | *orahiksi | |
| instructive | *orahen | *orahin | |
| comitative | *orassek | *orahinek | |
| abessive | *orahekta | *orahikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: oras
- Finnish: oras
- Ingrian: oras
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: oraš
- South Karelian: oras
- Livonian: vȯrūks
- Livvi: oras
- Ludian: oraz
- Veps: oraz, oraž
- Võro: oras
- Votic: õraᴢ
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “oras”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN